Exodus 24:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.”
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“and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet <FI>is<Fi> as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 24:10 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- Genesis 32:31The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
- Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
- Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
- Exodus 33:23Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”
- Judges 13:21And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD.
- Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
- 1 Kings 22:19Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
- 2 Chronicles 6:17And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David.
- Song of Solomon 6:10Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?
- Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
- Ezekiel 1:26Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
- Ezekiel 10:1And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
- Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
- John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
- John 6:46not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- John 14:9Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
- 1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Revelation 4:3The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
- Revelation 21:18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
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